Bug#372082: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#372082: xfwm4: many (most?) keybindings broken

[Bert Riding]

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:44:31 +0100
Simon Huggins <huggie at earth.li> wrote:

> tags 372082 +unreproducible moreinfo
> thanks
> 
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 01:35:40AM -0600, Bert wrote:
> > Ctl+Alt+arrow_keys doesn't cycle through workspaces
> > KP_Del (not Alt_Del) deletes workspace
> > KP_Ins (not alt_Ins) adds workspace
> > (and so on)
> > and to me, the most serious breakage is from
> > Tab (not Alt_Tab) brings up a cycle windows window
> > which won't let me choose any window.  For instance, while
> > working in a terminal window, using Tab for tab completion
> > completely destroys usability of system, requireing a
> > restart of X, since, although the cycle windows window 
> > comes up, I am unable to get anything else to happen.  Repeated
> > tabs cycles through the choices, but none can be chosen.  Tab is
> > the only key that does anything, and this is only to move the
> > choice of windows through the chooser dialog box.  X can be
> > restarted with Ctl+Alt+Backspace.  
> 
> > In my use of the X window system I find Tab to be a key that I use
> > often in many applications.  It is very annoying (to the point of
> > making many apps unusable) to have the system rendered useless by
> > the use of this key, and to necessitate a restart of X because of
> > the use of this habitually used key.
> 
> Hmm, we don't see this.
> 
> Do you have some odd custom theme?  What happens if you move any
> keythemerc file from .themes ? (and send us a copy if you find one which
> breaks it).
> 
> What happens if you run xfce-settings-show and look at the window
> manager key settings?  Can you tell us what's there and try choosing the
> default keytheme?
> 
> Are you running any other apps which might be grabbing keys?  Do you
> have any errors in .xsession-errors?
> 
> Let us know.
> 
> Simon.
> 
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I just moved .config and .themes out of the way and restarted xfce4.
The normal behavior of Tab and Ctl+Alt+left-right have returned.  I'll
start reconfiguring xfce as I like it and see if anything in particular
breaks this.  I can tar up the old .themes and .config if you like and
send it to you.

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